Customer Review: I purchased this book as a Christmas gift. Received the book on time. It has several pictures of the crew. Looking through the book, I started reading, read through the first chapter. It was very good. Had to make myself quit reading though because its kinda rude to read a book when its a gift for... more info
Customer Review: I enjoyed the book immensely. It is well written, and the author makes you feel you get to know the characters personally, both the Americans and the Germans. It is a quick read, and well worth the time. These guys were truly heroes.
I passed it on to my father-in-law who rarely reads books.... more info
Customer Review: "The Longest Winter" is largely a collection of well organized anecdotes from the men of the 99th Division, particularly a platoon of eighteen men who performed one of the most important small unit actions of World War II. Composed of regular inductees, men from the discontinued ASTP program... more info
Customer Review: I read a lot of American history - especially about WWll but this book is special. Living here in the Heartland of America, I see National Guard units all around me going off to Iraq! There is something particularly sad about eager young men joining their friends for service in case of a "national... more info
Customer Review: Sgt. Slaughter's narrative of his WWII experiences in the 116th Infantry Regiment stands alongside "Band of Brothers" as one of the most compelling accounts of D-Day and the times before (training in the US and England), during (the horror of Omaha Beach), and after (St. Lo, Vire, and the march to... more info
Customer Review: Long before TV, the written word was the wellstone of many political movements. This is as true in America as it is in Europe, and many modern American books are testament to this. Upton Sinclair's Jungle started the food safety movement, Nader's Unsafe at any Speed brought public and Congress's... more info
Customer Review: I'd call this "the Danielle Steele biography of Robert Capa." Capa ranks as one of the great war photographers, but I'm not sure that warrants the romantic, People Magazine treatment of some of Capa's less laudable personal traits. Gambling with other peoples' money, bragging about sexual conquests,... more info
Customer Review: It would appear that others have read previous London biographies and that Kershaw's work doesn't tread any new ground. I will have to take the word of the many reviewers who have stated this. That said, since this is my first Jack London biography I will review it accordingly. Alex Kershaw... more info
